“The second photograph has a watermark of Midhun Krishna Photography on it.

BOOM contacted Midhun Krishna who confirmed that these images are not real ones of the protest but of a photo-shoot. He confirmed that the man in the image is his friend Rajesh Kurup. Kurup is a staunch Ayyappa devotee.” – Boomlive

Rajesh Kuurup posted many of his such professional photos –

Such incidents, i.e. using a photo from a film has been used before too to create communal tension in country